With our most popular single sessions, including:
Danny Boy chat and sing; “My Name Is…” in Irish;
The Famine; Sean Nós Dance; Brian Boru; Irish Names…

These Two CDs are being released April 15:
For the Irish in America studies program
A Companion to the Irish in America Broadcast1) Missouri Irish CD, the original history of the Irish in Missouri.
This is the book, on CD disk, in condensed form, narrated by
Molly Nickle. My first book, it took some time to compile.
It came out in 1984 in limited edition.
I included all the information I had from the counties and
towns around Missouri. It included many lists of names, plenty
on Kansas City and St. Louis, with sections on St. Joseph and
on the Murphy Wagon as well. At the time I was on the
Irish Parade Committee so I included the parade history as well.
Now you can listen on your CD player or on your computer
or in your car on the next road trip ! Of course, the Book and
the CD, would make a great combination gift. The book
has a tremendous amount of extra information and history.

Being pressed now, CD will ship April 15. ($19.95 + $4 p&h)
Or if you prefer: Book and CD for a total of $39 postage free (save $10)
Payable to: Mike O’Laughlin, Irish Roots Cafe, Box 7575, KC, MO 64116

For the Irish Language Studies Program
A companion CD to the Hello Fada broadcast and upcoming book
on the Irish Language in the same vein.1) Hello Fada 101, general fun notes on the Irish Language for the curious.
Includes 11 sessions from the first year of the Hello Fada Broadcast.
This CD is for those who are simply curious, and those who may
be considering a course in the Irish Language. We show you how
to sing a song in Irish, how to say hello and a few other basics all
while having a great time with the program.

The next Four CD/DVD releases are:
The Best of Irish Song & Recitation Seasons 1 and 2.
The Best of the Hedge Row History of Ireland. Season 1.
The Complete Irish Video Shorts Collection. Season 1.
Irish Genealogy and Family History Tips and Strategy.All will release in April or May, 2011.

…….So end the notes from the Irish Roots Cafe today.
You can see the entire series at www.Irishroots.com.
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About Your Host
Mike O’Laughlin
Mike descends from the O’Loughlins of Kilfenora, County Clare,
and the O’Donahues of Glenflesk, County Kerry. He also bears
Sullivan, Buckley, Kilmartin, Llewellyn and Kelliher roots.

A one of a kind resource, he is the most published author
his field, including books; newsletters; podcasts; and videos.

1) Family of the Day: Smith
2) Book of the Month: Special Irish Census
3) Searching For: Lord of the Dance
4) Curious News: Quinn attacks a mountain
5) Web Page of the Month: Baby Irish Giraffe
6) Curious Note: What it means to be Irish
7) One minute podcast: Will America Forget the Irish!

Listen to all of our podcasts at www.Irishroots.com
We have three types of podcasts:
1) Free for all 2) archived (fee) 3) Members only podcasts

This Weeks Audio Timeline

Todays Topics: 1:00
Notes from Mike: 2:00
One Minute Podcast: 4:00
Book of the Month: 6:30
The Magnificent Seven: 9:30
Irish Name of the Day: 11:30
Sources: 15:30
Websites of the Week: 16:30
Curious News and Notes: 18:30

Irish Family History and Genealogy
with curious news and notes from Ireland.
From the Irish Roots Cafe at www.Irishroots.com
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What’s happening today at the Irish Roots Cafe

1) What do you name an Irish giraffe ! (see news and notes)
Our thanks to Renata for ending up the beginning look at
Irish class at the Irish center.

3) Christmas in Killarney or…. There’s no fireplace like your
own fireplace…. Remember our books and memberships
for Christmas gifts, I’ll be shipping out every day or two for
the next week…. so fire off that order now !
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Todays Podcast extract is from:
The Irish in America Show, a short extract talking about some
early founders and a toast to forgotten early French settlers !
Want your area featured on our next series ? Contact me.

Book of the Month:
Special Census of Northern Irelandhttp://www.irishroots.com/id4659.htm
Rare Land Owner Records and Historical Notations Including
Counties Armagh, Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan, and Fermanagh,
with notes on Londonderry (Derry).
with names of Catholics and Protestants Affected.

Rare 17th Century Census
In 1618 Pynnar was given orders to survey the lands that
had changed hands in the plantation of Ulster. What
improvements had been made, the general state of the property,
etc… The gaelic order of Ireland had fallen and would collapse
completely by the end of the century. This is part of the early
documentation of the new settlers of the land from Scotland,
England, etc.. The gaelic order of Ireland had fallen and would
collapse completely by the end of the century. Pynnar’s survey
is useful for those researching family history in Ireland. It
contains much more than a survey of the land.

Family History
His survey includes the names of owners, names of previous
owners, and the relationships between some of those named.
Those names are, of course,tied to specific plots of land in the
survey. For example, Gerald Fleming, who died in 1615 is
given, and it is noted that his son was 26 years old and
married at that time. Other family relationships are noted,
widows are given, as are children. In this case, most of the
references will be to those who settled the land, and not the
native Irish of the day. It remains an account of individuals
and their land that is not often found in other works.

Undertakers
I suppose a few terms need explaining when reading the
history of this era. You will find the term ‘undertaker’,
which means one who ‘undertook’ to settle the land in
Ireland, displacing the native Irish who originally owned
it. (Now, all these folks are dead now by several hundred
years, but the havoc in the wake of the overthrow of a
native culture is still with us today, but that is for another
day.) We are here today to help folks research family history
of any family that lived in Ireland.

Plantations
The other term is ‘plantation’, which means the ‘planting’
of settlers in Ireland with the support of the British Crown.
It has nothing to do with the notion of a ‘cotton field
plantation’ in the southern regions of the U.S.. The plantation
of Ireland, by 1618, was a young but successful endeavor
which naturally pitted the new settlers against the former
landowners.

Sample Excerpt from “Pynnar’s Survey. A Special Census of
Northern Ireland”
“Sir Alexander Hamilton(55) the first patentee. Jane
Hamilton (56), late wife to Claude Hamilton, deceased,
hath 2,000 acres, called Carrotobber and Clonkine. Upon
this Proportion there is a strong castle, and a Bawne of
Lime and Stone thouroughly finished with her family living
there (….and in the over 1/2 page of footnotes on this
family are given other inhabitants in 1629, namely George
Griffin, Francis Cofyn, Stephen Hunt, and Richard
Lighterfoot, all of whom had been granted deeds.)”

Family Name Changes
There are many notes on family names, locations and
backgrounds. Of the name of John Whisher, Hill gives
that it is ‘now’ written as Wishart, and that Carew writes
it as Wyhard, and that he had returned to Scotland and
returned and suffered many misfortunes. We also find
lists of tenants who were not landowners in addition to
the ‘census’ type material.

Many Families Given
There are too many families and specific plots of land to
give here, but a few of the families listed several times in
the work are: Acheson; Alexander;
Bingley; Beresford; ODonnelly; O’Boyle; Browne; Chichester;
McCaffery; Butler; McBryan; Cole; Dillon; Hamilton
(over 30 index listings); Moore; Maguire; Oneale; OReilly;
Stewart; Richardson; Wilson; and Wray…..

This is but one example of an historical work furnishing
great genealogical information. Admittedly this is one of
the better source examples I have found.

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Coming Up:
Storyteller speaks on what it means to be Irish…..
and Quinn the Ice Man cometh again…
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Time to raise our eyes skywards, give thanks, and ask for help !Here are todays “Magnificent Seven” :

History of the Name
Smith is one of the most numerous names in England, Scotland
and America. In Ireland the name ranks among the 10 most
numerous surnames. In America Smith is the #1 name. The
spellings of Smyth and Smythe are found commonly in Ireland too
Families of the name have arrived here from several countries,
and it can be difficult to determine origins. One Irish family of the
name can be found originally as MacGowan, not Smith. In Co.
Cavan, many of the name are really Mac Gowans, their names
being translated into Smith. Keating finds the them as Mac Gorhains
or Mac Gowans, driven into Donegal by the English, found in Leitrim
in Rossinver and Cavan. A part of the Clanna Rory.
Estate papers on the Smith family in Ireland are at the National
Library of Ireland in Dublin.

1) We have five illustrations of ‘Smith’ coat of arms in the Book of Arms.
These include Dr. Arthur Smith of Dublin; Robert Smith baron Carrington;
Smith of County Meath; Smith of Glasshouse; of Bally Edmond, Co. Cork;
and of Mayo; most given with more specifics. One family seems to have
Lions, and another seems to have Unicorns and another….. well you get
the idea, it can be a clue to origins !
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Coming Up Later in this episode:
Dublin twinning with another far east capitol of ………
and Christmas in Killarney/
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The Free Master online index at www.Irishroots.com shows:
Listings for the name many times, here are a few examples:

1) Name of Huguenot origin according to O’Hart
2) Smith, alias Warren, in Families of County Kerry, Ireland.
3) B. Smith in Co. Waterford genealogy & family history notes.
4) J. Smith in our Monaghan and Meath genealogy books.
5) ‘Smith of Cavan’ in the Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachrach book
6) Smith of Palmerstown, in the Families of Co. Dublin, Ireland.
7) R. Smith in our Armagh and Meath/Westmeath books, etc….

…….So end the notes from the Irish Hedge Row today.
You can see the entire series at www.Irishroots.com.
Advertisers and sponsors welcome.
_________________________________________________
The Worlds Leading audio source for Irish Genealogy
The Irish Roots Cafe has 7 Broadcast series & 250 episodes
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Contact me

You can reach the Irish Roots Cafe on Twitter; Facebook;
www.IrishRoots.com; and by mail at our U.S. location:

About Your Host
Mike O’Laughlin
Mike descends from the O’Loughlins of Kilfenora, County Clare,
and the O’Donahues of Glenflesk, County Kerry. He also bears
Sullivan, Buckley, Kilmartin, Llewellyn and Kelliher roots.
One of a kind, Mike is the most published author in his field,
including books; blogs; newsletters; podcasts; and videos.